Difference between Colossal and Big

What is the difference between Colossal and Big?

Colossal as an adjective is extremely large or on a great scale. while Big as an adjective is of a great size; large;

Colossal

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Extremely large or on a great scale.

Example sentence: 'A Princess of Mars' may not have exerted the same colossal pull that Tarzan had on the global imagination, but its influence on generations of readers cannot be underestimated.

Big

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of a great size; large;Thought to have undue influence.Popular.Adult.Fat.Important or significant.(construed with on) Enthusiastic (about).Mature, conscientious, principled.

Example sentence: Details create the big picture.

We hope you now know whether to use Colossal or Big in your sentence.

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